A semi-mythical being that cancels Usenetarticles posted by others. (In general, an article can only be cancelled by its original author.) The Cancelmoose' s usual target is spam or extremely excessive cross-posting. Some believe that the Cancelmoose exists only in the same mythic sense that B1FF, the NSA line eater and {Shub Internet} exist others consider Cancelmoose' s historicity to be closer to that of Kibo. The latter group assume that the real Cancelmoose is not one person (or moose), but instead is a cabal of NNTP wonks. However, the Cancelmoose is probably real, seeing as how it has its own website. Start . (1999-01-14)
